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Chris Hampton
Junior Chris Hampton notched the first win of his Rocket career in the 9-8 victory at Butler.
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Winner Toledo TOLEDO 17-28
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Butler BU 29-15
Winner
Toledo TOLEDO
17-28
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Final
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Butler BU
29-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toledo TOLEDO 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 9 13 0
Butler BU 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 8 12 1

W: Hampton, Chris (1-0) L: NAPOLEON, Kevin (1-2) S: Haugh, Nate (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Toledo Grabs 9-8 Victory at Butler

Indianapolis, Ind.— The Toledo baseball team put together a comeback win at Butler on Wednesday, taking down the Bulldogs by a score of 9-8.

The Rockets took their first lead in the seventh inning and didn't look back.  Freshman Chris Meyers singled in a pair of runs to tie the game at 6-6, then an RBI ground out from sophomore Michael Ryan and a sacrifice fly by senior Matt Hansen gave UT a two-run cushion.

Hansen and freshman Trace Hatfield led the way with three hits apiece. Meyers drove in three runs and senior Dalton Bollinger drove in two, one of which came on a solo shot to left field. Junior Christ Hampton was terrific on the mound, throwing 1.2 scoreless frames and earning the first win of his Toledo career. Senior Nolan Silberhorn, senior Axel Bueter, and junior Nate Haugh all provided excellent pitching for the Rockets as well.

Next up for Toledo is a three-game home series against Mid-American Conference foe Ball State this weekend.

How it Happened
  • Butler started well, scoring four in the bottom of the first. An RBI single, a couple bases-loaded walks, and a balk brought in runs for the Bulldogs.
  • Hatfield doubled in Boss, who led off the second inning with a triple, to give the Rockets their first run of the day. Meyers followed that up with an RBI single through the right side and a third run scored on a fielder's choice to make it 4-3.
  • The Rockets tied it up in the third, Servello scored on Bollinger's sacrifice fly. UT pounded out eight hits in the first three innings on Wednesday.
  • The Bulldogs regained the lead on an RBI double down the line in left field to move ahead, 5-4, in the bottom of the third.
  • Butler's Harrison Freed led off the bottom of the fifth with a home run to extend his team's lead to 6-4.
  • Toledo took its first lead of the afternoon in the top of the seventh. Meyers tied the game at 6-6 with a two-run single that leaked through the right side of the infield, and Montoya came around to score on Ryan's ground out to give the Rockets the lead. Hansen's sacrifice fly made it 8-6.
  • Bollinger's solo home run in the top of the eighth extended the Toledo lead to 9-6.
  • Butler made it a game in the bottom half of the eighth. Connor Dall brought in two runs on a single that eked through the right side of the infield to make it a one-run game.
  • Haugh entered the game with the bases loaded in the eighth and shut down the Bulldogs, sealing the deal for the Rockets and earning his fourth save of the season.
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